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More tents at Grand Canal SCRAPPED as 89 asylum seekers given alternative accommodation

More tents have been removed from the Grand Canal area after 89 international protection applicants were offered alternative accommodation this morning (May 21). According to RTÉ, barricades have been erected along the canal in Dublin following a ...

21 May 2024 at 13:11

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350 asylum seekers without accommodation, says Irish Refugee Council

A total of 355 international protection applicants are currently without accommodation in Ireland, according to the Irish Refugee Council. The charity said the figure shows “a further deterioration in the rights of people seeking protection” in ...

26 Mar 2023 at 23:01

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‘Extremely challenging’ to provide accommodation for asylum seekers – minister

The Minister for Justice has said it is “extraordinarily challenging” to provide shelter for everyone fleeing persecution. Simon Harris was responding to a question on reports that approximately 80 asylum seekers were sleeping in tents in ...

10 Mar 2023 at 17:49

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Locals hold meeting outside property in Newbridge, County Kildare where asylum seekers are due to be accommodated

A number of concerned locals held a solidarity event outside The Gables property in the town of Newbridge today as part of an event which was organised through Facebook. Between 20 and 25 people held a discussion around their concerns ...

24 Sept 2023 at 14:56

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New report recommends staff training to protect LGBT+ international protection applicants

A report recommending new ways to support LGBTI+ people living in International Protection accommodation has been launched. The report - produced by LGBT Ireland - was commissioned in September 2022 to help guide the Department of ...

12 Sept 2023 at 15:38

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“This beautiful town has good people” — Asylum seeker in Newbridge, County Kildare, hopes to be accepted in the community

An International Protection Applicant (asylum seeker) currently being accommodated in The Gables in Newbridge has explained how he hopes to join the town's community. The man, known as Karim, was liasing with the integration ...

04 Oct 2023 at 15:45

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Safe countries list update aimed at deterring economic migration – minister

Justice Minister Helen McEntee has said that the addition of Algeria and Botswana to Ireland’s list of “safe countries” is not meant to deter genuine asylum applicants. Ms McEntee said that the change was to make the ...

30 Jan 2024 at 17:18

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New nations to be added to Ireland’s list of ‘safe countries’

Algeria and Botswana are to be added to Ireland’s list of “safe countries” of origin as part of a Government plan being considered at Cabinet on Tuesday. The move is being considered to ensure more international ...

30 Jan 2024 at 10:56

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'Hold on a minute,' Carlow TD avoids asylum seeker protest questions in car crash RTÉ interview

Carlow/Kilkenny Fianna Fáil TD, Jennifer Murnane O'Connor, refused to answer 'straightforward' questions in an RTÉ radio interview on Thursday morning over plans to house male international protection ...

11 Jan 2024 at 14:15

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Christy Moore, Luka Bloom and Keith Walsh among those lending support to Newbridge, County Kildare group

Singers Christy Moore and Luka Bloom, as well as radio DJ and comedian Keith Walsh, are among those lending support to a community group based in Newbridge. Newbridge For All (NFA) is a group that ...

27 Sept 2023 at 09:17

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Protesters block Clare hotel being used for asylum seekers

Protestors have blocked the site of a former hotel in County Clare which was due to house 34 asylum seekers. This Monday, the international protection applicants arrived by bus at Magowna House ...

16 May 2023 at 10:55

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Government ordered almost 900 refugees to leave Ireland but can't say how many left

A total of 857 international protection applicants were ordered to leave Ireland last year but the government does not know whether or not they left. Minister for Justice Helen McEntee ...

28 Mar 2024 at 14:59

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